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namespace Microsoft.Research.eResearch.Ontology.Mapping
{
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using Microsoft.Research.eResearch.Ontology.Lookup;

    /// <summary>
    /// Specification for generating concept value pairs.
    /// </summary>
    public interface IOntologicalTypeMapper
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Creates list of all the concept value pairs for the given object using lookup table.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="table">Instance of the lookup table.</param>
        /// <param name="input">Instance of the input object.</param>
        /// <returns>List of concept value pairs.</returns>
        List<List<ConceptValuePair>> MapConceptValuePairs(IOntologyLookupTable table, object input);
    }
}
